Wellsboro High School Theatre Presents

Production of Disney’s

THE LITTLE MERMAID Music by Lyrics by Book by ALAN HOWARD DOUG MENKEN ASHMAN & WRIGHT GLENN SLATER

Based on the story and the Disney Film produced by & John Musker and written & directed by John Musker and Ron Clements

Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions

May 21 & 22, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. Wellsboro Area School District Athletic Field

DISNEY’S Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

WELCOME:

Welcome and thank you for attending this year’s production of The Little Mermaid.

We are delighted that you are here to support our students. I have always been a strong supporter of the performing arts as they give our students a creative outlet to display their many talents!

We also thank you for being a part of this performance and I hope you will enjoy the hard work these talented young adults have put into making this production possible.

Dr. Brenda Freeman, Superintendent Wellsboro Area School District

Good evening to all and welcome to Wellsboro Area High School's production of The Little Mermaid. We are immensely proud of the hard work and dedication of the cast, crew, pit performers and directors.

We appreciate your attendance tonight and support of the arts. Music, laughter, and entertainment are extremely important in times such as these. We hope you enjoy the result of many long hours of practice and refinement.

Thanks for allowing us to be "!”

Jeremy Byrd, Principal Wellsboro Area High School

CAST

Ariel…………………….………….……...………….....Giuliana Keeth Prince Eric…………….………….…..……………....Karsen Kennedy Pilot……………………………….…………………….Gunnar Bowen Grimsby………………………….…….…..………………..Caleb Nuss Flounder………………………….………..……….……Sarah Mosher Scuttle…………………………….…………………...…Olivia English Windward………………………….…….………………Vivian Kinter Leeward……………………………..………………....Braelynn Butler King Triton……………………….………...……………Noah Vickery Sebastian……………………………...…………………..Joshua Brelo Aquata…………………………….……………………..Olivia Chilson Andrina……………………………..…………….……….Talia Crocco Arista……………………………….……..…..…………Liliana Cuneo Atina……………………………….…...……….……...... Bianca Lorje Adella……………………………....………..……………Hannah Nuss Allana………….……………….……..………….…...Klaryssa Casher Flotsam………………………….….….…………...Maddy Hulslander Jetsam…..………………….……………..……………...Kate DeCamp Ursula……………….………………….….……………..Regan Regina Chef Louis………………….…………..………………….Bianca Lorje Waves……………………....Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff, ..…..…………... Eisanna Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Kaeli Weatherford Sailors………….....Anthony Dunkel, Evan Hoover, Jackson Sensenig Crabs..……...... Khristina Aldinger, Serena Gassner, Rebecca Rouse Jellyfish…….…...Eisana Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Kaeli Weatherford Turtles……………………………..………Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, …………………………………..….…….. Shiloh Duff, Hope Sampson Fish………………...... …….…Khristina Aldinger, Megan Mosher, ………………………….………...…… Maya Paredes, Molly Sensenig

Tentacles……………….…... Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff …………………..... Eisanna Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Maya Paredes, ……………………………….……………………...Kaeli Weatherford Gulls…………..………...Piper Boyce, Serena Gassner, Maya Paredes Maids…………...... Serena Gassner, Liliana Cuneo, Rebecca Rouse Chefs………..……….....Olivia Chilson, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff, ……………………. Eisana Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Hope Sampson

Swans…...……..……………………Eisana Flowers, Jordan Mantz, ………………….……………...Megan Mosher, Kaeli Weatherford,

Princesses………………….....Khristina Aldinger, Braelynn Butler, ………………………..………….….Klaryssa Casher, Talia Crocco, ……………………. Serena Gassner, Vivian Kinter, Maya Paredes

Dancers …………………....Piper Boyce, Olivia Crocco, Shiloh Duff, ..…..…………... Eisanna Flowers, Jordan Mantz, Kaeli Weatherford

Full character descriptions can be found at The Little Mermaid on Wikipedia.com .

ORCHESTRA

Conductor……………………………………….…….....Dan Sensenig Clarinet…………………………………...…………...…Dave Driskell Percussion………………………………………...…...….Kyle Mosher Piano…………………….……………………..…...….Morgan Shaffer Strings……………………………………...…………..Hayne Webster Tenor Sax……………………………………………...…...Ella Posada Bassoon…………………………………………..…….Michaela Sedor Trumpet…………………………………………………..Don Schauer Flute…………………………………….…………………..Karen Kotz Trombone………………………….. Ariana Carleton, Hannah Miller Sax………………………….……………………….....Jennifer Mosher Oboe……………………….…………………………....Whitney White PRODUCTION TEAM

Co-Directors…...….………….…………Maggie Sensenig & Jodi Niver Orchestra + Musical Director ……………..…………….. Dan Sensenig Choreographer …………………….……….…………. Maggie Sensenig Costumes ………………………....…...... … Gay Deats, Tanya Harmon, …………..………………….……………..Karen Kotz, Jennifer Mosher, ………………………….…….…Jodi Niver, Maggie Sensenig, Company Hair & Make-Up ……………………....……...….………...…..Company Sets & Props ……………...... Judy Hume, Jodi Niver, Barbara Ryan, ………………………………………..…Maggie Sensenig, Dan Sensenig, ……………..……….……….…………………Bonnie Stanley, Company Stage Crew ….…………. Sydney Fitch, Riley Kennedy, Alena Kolesar, ………………………. Gretta Tubbs, Jennifer Mosher, Megan Mosher, …………………………… Jodi Niver, Dan Sensenig, Jackson Sensenig, …………………… Molly Sensenig, Bonnie Stanley, Kaeli Weatherford Lighting & Sound ………..…………...…..Sydney Fitch, Aaron Mosher, ……………………………………………..…….. Hope Niver, Jodi Niver Poster Design, Programs & Tickets….………………..Maxwell Johnson

Musical Theater at Wellsboro High School

1993 – Bye Bye Birdie (Charlie Jacobson) 2008 – High School Musical (Heather Ladd) 1994 – Annie (Charlie Jacobson) 2009 – Wizard of Oz (Heather Ladd) 1995 – Once Upon a Mattress (Charlie Jacobson) 2010 – Beauty and The Beast (Heather Ladd) 1996 – Kiss Me Kate (Charlie Jacobson) 2011 – Aladdin Jr. (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 1997 – Babes in Arms (Charlie Jacobson) 2012 – Bye Bye Birdie (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 1998 – Wizard of Oz (Charlie Jacobson) 2013 – The Music Man (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 1999 – The Sound of Music (Charlie Jacobson) 2014 – Grease (Christina Simonis & Tommy Walrath) 2000 – The King and I (Kimberly Keyes) 2015 – Fiddler on the Roof (Bruce Applegate) 2001 – Crazy for You (Kimberly Keyes) 2016 – Legally Blonde Jr. (Jodi Niver & Tiffany Getty) 2002 – Guys and Dolls (Kimberly Keyes) 2017 – High School Musical 2 (Jodi Niver) 2003 – Damm Yankees (Kimberly Keyes) 2018 – Honk! (Corrine Evans) 2004 – Cinderella (Heather Ladd) 2019 – The Sound of Music (Jodi Niver, Maggie Sensenig 2005 – Annie (Heather Ladd) & Dan Sensenig) 2006 – Schoolhouse Rock (Heather Ladd) 2020 – South Pacific (Jodi Niver, Maggie Sensenig, 2007 – Once on this Island (Peter Davis) & Dan Sensenig) 2021 – The Little Mermaid (Maggie Sensenig, Jodi Niver & Dan Sensenig)

MUSICAL SYNOPSIS

ACT ONE: Overture Scene 1: The Water’s Surface THE WORLD ABOVE……………..…………………………..………. FATHOMS BELOW …………...... ….... Pilot, Sailors, Prince Eric, Grimsby Scene 2: King Triton’s Court DAUGHTERS OF TRITON……………………….…….…..……. Mersisters IF ONLY (TRITON’S LAMENT) ...……………………...... ……. King Triton Scene 3: Ursula’s Lair DADDY’S LITTLE ANGEL ………………...……. Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam Scene 4: Ariel’s Grotto PART OF YOUR WORLD…………………………………………….....Ariel THE STORM…………………………………..………..…….…..…...Sailors Scene 5: Prince Eric’s Ship/ Sea Below/ Beach PART OF YOUR WORLD (REPRISE)……..……….……….….………Ariel Scene 6: Mersisters’ “Girl Cave” SHE’S IN LOVE……………………………...….…..…Mersisters, Flounder Scene 7: The Beach HER VOICE…………………………………….……………..…Prince Eric Scene 8: Open Water ……………………………...…. Sebastian, Sea Creatures AFTER UNDER THE SEA….……………………………………………Sebastian Scene 9: Ariel’s Grotto IF ONLY (ARIEL’S LAMENT) ...………………….…………….……...Ariel SWEET CHILD…………………………….…….….….…. Flotsam, Jetsam Scene 10: Ursula’s Lair ……………………………………...Ursula ACT ONE FINALE ……………………………………...……. Ursula, Ariel

-----INTERMISSION---- 15 MINUTES

MUSICAL SYNOPSIS

ACT TWO: Entr’acte Scene 1: The Beach POSITOOVITY………………………………………..…..……Scuttle, Gulls POSITAGGITY………………………………………..………...….…Scuttle Scene 2: King Triton’s Court Scene 3: The Palace, Ariel’s Chambers BEYOND MY WILDEST DREAMS……………..….....Ariel, Maids, Grimsby Scene 4: The Palace Kitchen LES POISSONS………………………………………………………….Chef Louis LES POISSONS (REPRISE)…………………………………...Chef Louis, Chefs Scene 5: The Palace Banquet Hall Scene 6: The Palace Ballroom ONE STEP CLOSER……………………….……….…….………Prince Eric Scene 7: Ursula’s Lair DADDY’S LITTLE ANGEL (REPRISE)……………Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam Scene 8: The Bay ………………………………..…………Sebastian, Animals Scene 9: King Triton’s Court Scene 10: Ariel’s Chambers/ The Ship/ King Triton’s Court IF ONLY (QUARTET)………………….Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Triton Scene 11: The Palace Ballroom THE CONTEST……………………………...…………Grimsby, Princesses ARIEL STEPS FORWARD………………………….………………. Ursula Scene 12: Ursula’s Lair POOR UNFORTUNATE SOLES (REPRISE)…………………………Ursula ARIEL’S TRANSFORMATION…………………………..…….… Mersisters Scene 13: The Beach FINALE ULTIMO ……………….…… Triton, Ariel, Prince Eric, Ensemble

Bows/Exit Music SENIORS OF THE LITTLE MERMAID

Caleb Nuss is the son of Matthew and Annette Nuss. His hobbies and activities include marching band, jazz band, men’s and Dickens choir, and National Honor Society. In his free time, Caleb enjoys hanging out with friends, making music and playing games. Caleb’s future plans are to attend RIT in the fall for Biomedical Engineering. He plans to go on for his doctorate and into research and development to design artificial organs to save lives. WAHS Productions: The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Joshua Brelo is the son of Joseph and Cassie Brelo. His hobbies and activities include binge watching film series and being the best ‘Youngest Son’ to have ever lived. Joshua’s future plans are to attend Mansfield University in the fall.

WAHS Productions: High School Musical 2, Honk!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Karsen Kennedy is the son of Brett and Lori Kennedy. His hobbies include singing, playing videogames, and talking about Star Wars. Karsen’s future plans are to attend HLI, a 9-month Christian leadership program.

WAHS Productions: High School Musical 2, Honk!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Bianca Lorje is the daughter of Josh and Jerame Reinhold. Her hobbies and activities include singing in Dickens and Women’s Choir, throwing in track, marching band, and participating in musicals. Bianca’s future plans are to attend Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology majoring in Computer Integrated Machining.

WAHS Productions: High School Musical 2, Honk!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

SENIORS OF THE LITTLE MERMAID

Evan Hoover is the son of John Hoover and Elizabeth Hoover. His hobbies and activities include boating, skiing, tumbling, and interior design. Evan’s future plans are to attend college with an undecided major.

WAHS Productions: The Little Mermaid

Anthony Dunkel is the son of Richard Dunkel and Josefa Dunkel. His hobbies and activities include track, Men’s and Dickens Choir, running, and working on his jeep. Anthony’s future plans are to join the National Guard and go to college to become a Respiratory Therapist.

WAHS Productions: South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Vivian Kinter is the daughter of Erin Topf & Dave Schmouder and Aaron Kinter & Penny Kinter. Her hobbies and activities include band, jazz band, marching band, chorus, and Women’s choir, Connect 4, National Honor Society, and musicals. Vivian’s future plans are to attend Point Park University majoring in Forensic Psychology.

WAHS Productions: Honk!, The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Shiloh Duff is the daughter of Brian & Valerie Duff. Her hobbies and activities include baking, painting, and spending time with friends. Shiloh’s future plans are to attend the University of Pittsburgh in the fall majoring in Microbiology.

WAHS Productions: The Little Mermaid

SENIORS OF THE LITTLE MERMAID

Sarah Mosher is the daughter of Aaron & Jennifer Mosher. Her hobbies and activities include reading, playing piano and saxophone, and playing basketball. Sarah’s future plans are to attend Mansfield University majoring in Early Childhood and Elementary Education.

WAHS Productions: The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Hope Sampson is the daughter of Matt Sampson and Mary Beth Lasko-Sampson. Her hobbies and activities include hiking, skiing, cooking, binge-watching shows, art, and eating. Hope’s future plans are to attend the University of Montana majoring in Environmental Science and Sustainability.

WAHS Productions: The Little Mermaid

Sydney Fitch is the daughter of Todd & Deborah Fitch. Her hobbies and activities include reading, writing, working with children, marching band, hanging out with friends and going to church. Sydney’s future plans are to attend Cairn University majoring in Special Education/Early Childhood Education.

WAHS Productions: The Sound of Music, South Pacific, The Little Mermaid

Olivia Crocco is the daughter of Scott & Julie Crocco. Her hobbies and activities include Student Council, Connect 4, Softball, Volleyball, Women’s and Dickens Choir, President of the Class of 2021, and National Honor Society. Olivia’s future plans are to attend Pennsylvania State University at University Park majoring in Pre-Medicine.

WAHS Productions: The Little Mermaid THANKS TO

Wellsboro Area School District School Board Dr. Brenda Freeman Mr. Jeremy Byrd Mr. Todd Outman Mr. Matt Rendos Mr. Bryan Murphy Mr. Brian Kennedy Mrs. Linda Gamble Mrs. Laura Perry Mr. Daren Bryant, Mr. Kevin McNett & Mr. Brett Mengee Ms. Lisa Allen Mrs. Heather Ladd Mrs. Wendy Snyder Mrs. Joann Bradley, Mrs. Donette Post, & Mrs. Deborah Gastrock The Faculty and Staff of the Wellsboro Area School District Wellsboro Music Booster Club A Multitude of Volunteers

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Wellsboro Area Education Foundation for Field Tarp and Cart JGM Coach, LLC for Tour Busses for changing rooms ElectronMonkey, LLC for the sound equipment Wellsboro Bible Church for Technical Assistance and curtain donations Natalie Kennedy and the Wellsboro Gazette Wellsboro Homepage Parents, Staff, and Community Members who have donated or made materials.

And last, but most importantly, The Parents of the Cast, Crew and Orchestra

Thank you for making this a truly memorable experience.